Persimmon Homes has secured planning consent for 165 new homes on land off Madgwick Lane in Chichester.
Located near the South Downs National Park and Goodwood Estate, the scheme will deliver 115 open-market homes and 50 affordable properties for low-cost ownership, in addition to landscaped green space, play areas and a series of ecological enhancements designed to boost biodiversity.
Darren Dancey, divisional operations director at Persimmon Homes, said: “We’re delighted to have received planning permission for this high quality development of 165 much-needed new homes in Chichester. Our scheme will deliver energy-efficient homes, wide areas of green space and affordable routes to home ownership for local people, while contributing to improvements on the A27 and other local priorities.”
Nick Kirby, planning director in Lichfields’ Thames Valley office, which advised Persimmon on planning, added: “This was a sensitive site, requiring several carefully thought-out technical responses to respond to its setting near Goodwood and the River Lavant. Through close engagement with the council and specialist consultants, we were able to achieve design quality alongside technical solutions to manage acoustic impacts, flood risk and ecology. The outcome is a well-considered scheme, providing high quality housing in an area where this is much needed.”
